00:01United Nations Human Rights Chief Volko Turk demanded accountability for the rising number of people dying while in U.S.
00:10immigration custody.
00:11With 23 people dying while in ICE custody so far this year, Turk also urged Washington to halt deportations to
00:18places where people face irreparable harm.
00:21He also expressed concern over the reported plans to provide ICE agents with electric shock gloves.
00:30There needs to be accountability for these deaths.
00:33I am concerned that plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves will increase the violence associated with their
00:43operations.
00:44A joint report by Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights in June said that the rate of people
00:50dying while in ICE custody has reached its highest level in over a decade.
00:56ICE has also faced criticism over a series of fatal shootings during enforcement operations.
01:03U.S. President Donald Trump has made combating illegal immigration a top priority of his second term,
01:10with authorities rounding up thousands of people and expanding detention centers.
